River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-21


Mr.. and Mrs. Silver, of Castleton,
OAK, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Rice.
The council met Tuesday night and
considered the applications and bonds
of those intending to take out license
May first.
The sidewalks all over the city will
soon be thoroughly repaired under
direction of the city authorities.
f. d. Newell was in River Falls last
Friday.
Walter Farquhar and Lewis Harms
berger who left here about two weeks
ago for West Superior. write that i'm
mediately upon their arrival at that
point they found work, and now hold
good situations with a prospect of con-
tinuance of steady employment.
Capt. Cleghorn, the temperance ora
tor was a guest of r. l.. Reed last
week.
Capt. w. II. Leavitt has returned
from st. Paul. He has been i'll the
employ of O'Leary Bros, pork packers,
the past winter, and now that the
packing season is over he has returned
to engage in other pursuits. He will
probably run the steamer May Libby
during the summer.
The Standard Uncle Toms Cabin
Company presented that new and pop
ular play to small house Saturday
night. The same troupe gave sacred
concert in McCray's hall Saturday
night.
Mrs. Nettie Cline, of st. Paul, was in
this city the first of the week.
Dotus Jackson returned last Satur-
day from st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. l.. Knox and child,
who have been visiting at G. @. Nc
Cray's returned homeAaturday.
C. O. Boughton is canyassing for sew
eral publications; among which are
The Universal Recipe Book, Wonders
of the World, and Laws of Business by
Parsons; all of which are good books
and sell rapidly. He received his first
lot of books last week.
c. l.. Barnes and family have moved
into John Barnes house to make way
for L. l.. Meacham who has purchased
luC hOuoC VI OllO lOl llCls
Peter Hanson has erected new
picket fence in front of his dwelling
on Elm street.
A. b. Failing was in Minneapolis on
business several days last week.
The Prescott brass band is about to
reorganize. A number of the old
band boys will take part and several
new ones will be taken in.
Shall we observe Decoration Day or
shall we not; that is the question. 1t
would be good idea if our citizens
would settle the question now and
make preparations, as the day will
soon be at hand.
w. j. Copp who was suddenly taken
i'll short time ago, is now around the
same as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gilman and child
of Diamond Bluff were in the city
Friday stopping with G. L. Bowman
and wife.
Eggs 10 cents per dozen.
Butter I8 cents per pound
Miss Edna Chamberlain of Ellsworth
is in town.
A work train with about thirty men
have been employed in the vicinity of
Prescott for the past ten days in lev
cling m end repairing the track.
Mrs. Frank A. Ross is in West SUI
perior.
Ferris White spent a couple of days
in the "backw0ods'' last week.
Mrs. Frank Ahlgreen was in Mime
apolis last Monday.
c. E. Wilson, of Minneapolis, spent
Sunday in town.
The usual number of improvements
are being made about town, some SUBJ
stantial, some otherwise.
Louis Boughton remained in the
city last week.
N. j. Argetsinger was down from
Jersey Thursday. He reports the
mining fever to be quite taking.
A large amount Of stone for the
foundation to the new school house is
already on the ground.
The freight business on the @. B. &
n. road is carried on to such an extent
that, although they now have quite an
extensive yard at this place, it is abso-
lutely necessary to have several more
side tracks.
A party from Maiden Rock, among
whom we noticed Dist. Atty. Cook
came up last Wednesday to visit the
Odd Fellows lodge at this place.
II. N. Holman has recently reshin-
gled his dwelling.
John Saxine is building miniature
steamboat to navigate the lake and
river. John says that steam beats a
pair of oars ''all hollow"
Frank McCray went up to Saltwater
Monday last to assume his position as
boom boss.
DR.. B. d. Copp, of Chicago, spent
several days in this city and returned
Thursday.
Eddie, Mary and Agnes Ives. of st.
Paul, are visiting their grand parents,
E. ii. Ives and wife, of this place.
James Fitzgerald had the misfortune
to have his leg run over by a wagon
last Friday. No bones were broken
but it necessitates his using crutch.
Frank Scott, of st. Paul, arrived in
the city Sunday.
A number of men and teams from
Diamond Bluff passed through the
CITY Sunday enroute for Montana.